Police stories for Nov. 20

A man came to the Ruidoso Police Department on Nov. 13 to report he had lost his wedding band.

He reported he had been jogging and went to the Ruidoso Athletic Club to work out. He believed he had the ring when jogging and when he arrived at the RAC, but noticed it was gone when he left the RAC. The ring is an 18-carat gold braid design band with an inscription inside.

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Ruidoso Patrol Officer Chris Bryant responded to the 300 block of U.S. 70 Nov. 16 for a report of burglary.

The service manager reported that sometime between Nov. 10 and Nov. 11, someone had climbed over the fence and cut off a catalytic converter from a car in the lot. The service manager valued the catalytic converter at $1,000.

From the trunk

A woman came to Ruidoso PD at 3 p.m. Nov. 17 to report an auto burglary.

The woman told Ruidoso Patrol Officer Roger Hatcher that she had locked her purse in the trunk of her car but forgot to lock the car doors while she was at a movie the previous evening. When she came out of the movie, the purse was gone.

Hatcher could find no sign of forced entry into the car or trunk.

Vanishing 3-D

Ruidoso Patrol Officer Jon Lund responded to the 300 block of Main Road Nov. 17 for a report of larceny.

The victim said she had placed a pack of Nintendo DS 3-D games into a closet the previous day while she was moving in and noticed that morning they were gone.

The victim valued the games at $2,000.

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Rent swiped

Ruidoso Patrol Sgt. Mike Weaver responded to the 100 block of Starlite Road for a report of larceny Nov. 17.

The apartment manager reported someone had taken more than $300 cash from a letter drop box. The money was rent paid by a renter.

Another manager reported seeing four kids in the area that did not belong in the apartment area but did not see them take the envelope.

Sniffing around

Ruidoso Patrol Cpl. Larry Smith responded to an alarm at a business in the 1200 block of Mechem Drive at 3:21 a.m. Nov. 18.

Smith found an open window in the rear of the building and when he checked the window, he found that it was apparently not locked.

Smith reported the business has been burglarized a couple of times and is on close patrol.

The driver, David Berryhill, 23, provided Corbin with an insurance card that expired in 2008.

While Berryhill was retrieving the insurance card, Corbin reported observing a small plastic container on the floorboard behind the passenger seat, in plain view. Corbin reported recognizing the contents as marijuana and a pipe.

Berryhill reportedly admitted the marijuana and pipe belonged to him and Corbin found a small plastic baggie of green leafy substance in Berryhill's front pocket.

Corbin arrested Berryhill for possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana and cited him for expired registration, no insurance and license to be carried.

Bond was set at $1,800, which Berryhill posted through Amador Bail Bonds.

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